Too big for my "shop?" LOL

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Lordie, I think this might be big and heavy............

(Never heard of a Fay & Scott....)

http://spokane.craigslist.org/tls/4551121723.html

metal lathe Fay & Scott - $1200 (davenport)

old metal lathe single pase 220, Fay & Scott, lots of tooling comes with it.$1200
 

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DAMN dats an old one!

Be a GREAT addition to any one of our "shops" but it take the space of a whole freakin car "bay" just to set it up for use! Not a bad price either, (They got it listed for that price due to its sheer size!)

IF it doesn't work, you might be able to get a good portion of your $1,200 back in scrap weight alone!
 
You better go get that.
 
looks like my first lathe it was built in the 40s mine had a leaver hooked to a clutch on the top belt pulleys so you did not need to shut the motor down to change speeds. these are great laths very sturdy and can do anything a newer lathe can do it requires a bit more skill .
 
jimjimjimmy said:
...........had a leaver hooked to a clutch on the top belt pulleys so you did not need to shut the motor down to change speeds. .
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This is because in the old old shops machinery was powered by a live, overhead jackshaft

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In our small home town, there actually WAS a small shop that used overhead jackshafts. I was in that shop in it's later years, around ??75?? and was ASTOUNDED that one of those was still in operation. Everything in it was antique, including the owner
 
Find the longest mopar drive shaft..
chuck it up, move the tail stock forward... cut off the extra bed length...send it to the scrap yard.
it would still have 4 legs, instead to 6

could still cut down rear axle housings, cause to would still be long enough...
 
draginmopars said:
Find the longest mopar drive shaft..
chuck it up, move the tail stock forward... cut off the extra bed length...send it to the scrap yard.
it would still have 4 legs, instead to 6

could still cut down rear axle housings, cause to would still be long enough...
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There is no doubt that old girl would be an awesome tool for guys doing rear axles and shafts. The price ain't bad. But it's beyond my means to handle it or find a place for it, LOL
 
I have one just like that, only the overhead motor in the picture is different from mine.

It's a heavy SOB, don't underestimate the weight if you do get it.

Endless uses though. Everything from making tools, to making parts.
 
Make sure the concrete in the floor is thick enough. Four or maybe even six inches may nit be enough.
 
The local power train shop balances driveshafts on one like that. tmm
 
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